How to Use chartreuse in a Sentence

chartreuse

noun
  • That’s where chartreuse steps in.
    — Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The flag has three stripes of lavender, white and dark green chartreuse.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
  • Extras might be a couple of lead head jigs; white and chartreuse.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2022
  • These bright chartreuse shoes are a fresh twist on a classic ballet flat.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
  • Think chartreuse, a zing of hot pink, and even canary yellow.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Think chartreuse, a zing of hot pink, and even canary yellow.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Whisk in the egg yolks, sugar, salt and chartreuse, if using.
    — Lisa Futterman, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Its crimson is laced with chartreuse, and in the fall the leaves turn fiery orange.
    — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 15 Apr. 2017
  • Avoid cool or overly bright greens like chartreuse in bedrooms.
    — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Head to banks with nearby dropoffs and slowly swim a small white or chartreuse twister jig.
    — Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Berkley Squarebull crankbait in chartreuse with a blue back 3.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 1 June 2020
  • The page gave a deep snort, hocking a chartreuse wad against the root of the nightingale’s birch.
    — Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
  • His favorite colors are blue body with a white tail, black body with a chartreuse tail or light blue.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Keep an eye out for chartreuses, browns, and bright sky blues, along with sulky mauves and beiges in a plaster finish.
    — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026
  • If the answer is yes, then chartreuse can have staying power.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
  • For extra-vivid chartreuse foliage, plant it in a spot that gets lots of morning sun.
    — Martha Stewart, star-telegram.com, 15 June 2017
  • White and chartreuse are two of the most popular tail colors, but don’t sleep on black.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The white, chartreuse, and green also pick up the colors of the house and small front garden.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 June 2023
  • Pink or white flowers emerge from blue-green or chartreuse foliage that changes color in the fall.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • From lichen to hunter, lime, chartreuse, olive, and beyond, there's a right shade of green for every space!
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Meghan opted for a bright chartreuse gown for the occasion.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Katie’s mustard lettuce is a crinkly chartreuse, and the leaves form bouquets.
    — Cynthia Kling, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2018
  • After an hour, the drizzle stopped and the northern lights emerged, chartreuse.
    — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023
  • Named for the famous French liqueur, chartreuse is shaping up to be the shade of spring.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This chunky chartreuse and cobalt blue string of beads will keep summer alive in your wardrobe even as the heat starts to subside.
    — Ruth Kinane, Woman's Day, 8 Aug. 2014
  • Kat opted for a simple wash of icy blue for this look to contrast with the chartreuse and red shades of her 'fit.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Colours such as a pop green and chartreuse, with soft pale lilac and blue, which are grounded with buttery neutrals.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Big bugs in either chartreuse or purple triggered the most takes, but the flies didn’t have a very long shelf life.
    — Colin Kearns, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Riding the rails gives you time to slow down and look at the canopy’s changing hues, from chartreuse to crimson.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Stems of chartreuse flowers rise above the foliage in late spring to early summer.
    — Marie Iannotti, The Spruce, 9 May 2026

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